“I don't wanna be known as just a hip-hop artist. I wanna take it to a ...” — Eve Quote

I don't wanna be known as just a hip-hop artist. I wanna take it to a whole 'nother level.

When I got into high school and I was rapping, it was the attention I was loving. It was so hype.

I always say, 'Hip-hop takes me everywhere.' It's crazy when I step onstage, and people might not speak much English, but they know every word to your songs. It's kind of freaky, but it's really cool.

I am completely turning into my mom. Me, trying to be stern, is her. Or when I make silly voices. My mom always uses weird voices if she's talking to a kid or a dog. I'm the same person - completely my mother.

What surprised me most about fame is how unpleasant it can be. I used to think it was going to be so fun. I got excited about the parties. You don't anticipate friends being jealous of you and critics giving your music bad reviews. Media and rumors - that stuff hurts.

That's what hip-hop is: It's sociology and English put to a beat, you know.

People grapple with labeling me as hip-hop, R&B, or pop, and it's interesting to me. I'm just making music.

I think Ye is important to hip-hop.

You've got these guys that have this fresh, street, hip-hop country that sells a zillion. Keep doing that. I'll keep doing my stuff. We'll see how it goes.

Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age.